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Living With Lucy

She continued: "I sat in the room and panicked because the taxi driver was in my head and instead of staying there all day - and it cost €250 - I just stayed 40 minutes to an hour, ripped the clothes off, had a shower and wiped the make-up off.

"I went and stood outside and was breathing heavily thinking, 'what have I done? I have lied to everyone about where I’ve gone for the day.'

"I got back in a taxi and started crying and just got on the plane and came home.

"I told everyone I was in Dublin for a boxing meeting. These are the things I was putting myself through."

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She tells Lucy how she has had her face rebuilt: the Adam’s apple was removed, lips lifted, nose rebuilt, and eyes and face lifted.

But she ended up in intensive care for four-and-a-half days due to complications.

“Then I did the boobs and down below altogether,” she said. “It was not a pleasant journey but I was lucky because of the support I had from my girls, my partner and my mum.”

Kellie’s mum Maureen tells Lucy: “My only regret with Kellie is she didn’t have enough faith in me to tell me long ago - because I would still have loved her. She will always be loved. You bring children into the world and you love them.”

Lucy said after her weekend with Kellie: “I loved her as a person and as a housemate. The second she opened the door I felt at ease.